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801.

The change in enthalpy, when a unit quantity of gas is absorbed by relatively large quantity of adsorbent (on which a definite concentration of the adsorbed gas already exists) is termed as the

A. differential heat of adsorption.
B. heat of wetting.
C. integral heat of adsorption.
D. none of these.
Answer» B. heat of wetting.
802.

When the temperature and humidity of air is low, we usually use __________ draft cooling tower.

A. natural
B. forced
C. induced
D. none of these
Answer» B. forced
803.

Which of the following is the correct ternery diagram for liquid-liquid extraction system comprising of two pairs partly soluble (e.g., chlorobenzene-water-methyl ethyl ketone system) ?

A.
B.
C.
D. None of these.
Answer» B.
804.

Experiments were conducted to determine the flux of a species A in a stagnant medium across a gas-liquid interface. The overall mass transfer co-efficient based on the liquid side for dilute systems for the above was estimated to be 4 x 10-3 kg mole/m2.s. The equilibrium data for the system is given as y = 2x. The flux across the interface (in kg mole/m2 .s) for bulk concentrations of A in gas phase and liquid phase as y = 0.4 and x = 0.01 respectively is

A. 5.6 x 10-4
B. 8.5 x 10-4
C. 5.6 x 10-3
D. 8.5 x 10-3
Answer» C. 5.6 x 10-3
805.

Below is given an equilibrium moisture curve of a substance. State which regions represent free moisture and unbound moisture respectively.

A. II, III
B. II, IV
C. IV, III
D. IV, II
Answer» B. II, IV
806.

Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the analogy between equations of heat and mass transfer operations.

A. Sherwood number in mass transfer is analogous to Nusselt number in heat transfer.
B. Prandtl number in heat transfer is analogous to Schmidt number in mass transfer.
C. Reynolds number in mass transfer is analogous to Grashoff number in heat transfer.
D. Reynolds number remains the same in both heat and mass transfer.
Answer» D. Reynolds number remains the same in both heat and mass transfer.
807.

Humidification involves mass transfer between a pure liquid phase and a fixed gas, which is

A. insoluble in the liquid
B. soluble in the liquid
C. non-ideal in nature
D. at a fixed temperature
Answer» B. soluble in the liquid
808.

At a fixed total pressure, humidity depends only on the

A. partial pressure of vapour in the mixture.
B. heat capacity of the vapour.
C. density of the vapour.
D. none of these.
Answer» B. heat capacity of the vapour.
809.

Leaching of uranium ore and gold ore is done in

A. centrifugal extractor
B. Pachuka tanks
C. Bollman extractor
D. none of these
Answer» C. Bollman extractor
810.

Steady state temperature reached by a small amount of liquid evaporating into a large amount of unsaturated vapour-gas mixture is called the __________ temperature.

A. dry-bulb
B. wet-bulb
C. dew point
D. adiabatic saturation
Answer» C. dew point
811.

Hypersorption refers to a __________ process.

A. fixed bed absorption
B. moving bed absorption
C. fixed bed adsorption
D. moving bed adsorption
Answer» E.
812.

Steam distillation is used to

A. reduce the number of plates.
B. avoid thermal decomposition of a component.
C. increase the efficiency of separation.
D. increase the total pressure of distillation.
Answer» C. increase the efficiency of separation.
813.

The overall mass transfer co-efficient for the absorption of SO2 in air with dilute NaOH solution can be increased substantially by

A. increasing the gas film co-efficient.
B. increasing the liquid film co-efficient.
C. increasing the total pressure.
D. decreasing the total pressure.
Answer» B. increasing the liquid film co-efficient.
814.

The dew point of an unsaturated gas-vapor mixture does not depend upon the __________ of the mixture.

A. composition
B. temperature
C. total pressure
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
Answer» C. total pressure
815.

Agitator is provided in a crystalliser for

A. avoiding deposition on cooler surfaces.
B. formation of nuclei.
C. crystal growth.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
816.

Chemisorption (chemical adsorption) is

A. same as "Van der Waals" adsorption.
B. characterised by adsorption of heat.
C. an irreversible phenomenon.
D. a reversible phenomenon.
Answer» D. a reversible phenomenon.
817.

In the absorption of ammonia in water, the main resistance to absorption is by the __________ phase.

A. liquid
B. gas
C. both (a) & (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» C. both (a) & (b)
818.

Hydrogenation of oil is carried out in a/an __________ in Vanaspati manufacturing plant.

A. agitated vessel
B. sieve tray column
C. bubble cap column
D. packed tower
Answer» B. sieve tray column
819.

Out of two equilibrium curves, first one lies above the diagonal and the second lies below the diagonal in the x-y plot. It means that separation by distillation is

A. not possible in the second case unless vacuum is applied.
B. not possible in the second case unless high pressure is applied.
C. more readily done in the second case compared to first one.
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
820.

In case of absorption & stripping, the interface of the liquid & gas phases are present in equilibrium, when the diffusional resistance of __________ is zero.

A. interface
B. gas phase
C. liquid phase
D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Answer» B. gas phase
821.

Rayleigh equation applies to __________ distillation.

A. differential
B. flash
C. equilibrium
D. molecular
Answer» B. flash
822.

The operating cost of a distillation column at minimum reflux ratio is

A. minimum
B. maximum
C. infinite
D. zero
Answer» B. maximum
823.

Dryer widely used in a textile industry is __________ dryer.

A. festoon
B. cylinder
C. conveyor
D. tunnel
Answer» D. tunnel
824.

The binary diffusivity in gases does not depend upon the

A. pressure
B. temperature
C. nature of the components
D. none of these
Answer» E.
825.

Corresponding to Nusselt number in heat transfer, the dimensionless group in mass transfer is the __________ number.

A. Sherwood
B. Schmidt
C. Peclet
D. Stanton
Answer» B. Schmidt
826.

Drying of a solid involves __________ transfer.

A. only heat
B. only mass
C. both heat and mass
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
827.

Mass transfer co-efficient 'K' according to penetration theory varies with mass dif-fusivity as

A. D0.5
B. D
C. 1/D
D. D1.5
Answer» B. D
828.

Psychrometry deals with the properties of gas-vapor mixture. Humidity can be determined by the measurement of the __________ of a fibre.

A. electrical resistance
B. thermal conductivity
C. strength
D. none of these.
Answer» B. thermal conductivity
829.

The term "cooling range" in a cooling tower refers to the difference in the temperature of

A. cold water leaving the tower and the wet bulb temperature of the surrounding air.
B. hot water entering the tower and the wet bulb temperature of the surrounding air.
C. hot water entering the tower and the cooled water leaving the tower.
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
830.

In a solution containing 0.30 Kg mole of solute and 600 kg of solvent, the molality is

A. 0.5
B. 0.6
C. 2
D. 1
Answer» B. 0.6
831.

In a binary system, separation is very efficient, when the relative volatility is

A. 1
B. > 1
C. < 1
D. 0.5
Answer» C. < 1
832.

Drying operation under vacuum is carried out to

A. dry those materials which have very high unbound mositure content.
B. reduce drying temperature.
C. increase drying temperature.
D. dry materials having high bound moisture content.
Answer» C. increase drying temperature.
833.

Solvent extraction is the terminology applied to the liquid-liquid extraction, which is preferred for the separation of the components of liquids, when

A. extracting solvent is cheaply & abundantly available.
B. one of the liquid components is heat sensitive.
C. viscosity of liquid components is very high.
D. one of the liquid components has very high affinity towards the solvent.
Answer» E.
834.

Make up water is required in a cooling tower to replace the water lost by

A. evaporation
B. drift
C. blowdown and leakage
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
Answer» E.
835.

In a gas-liquid absorption coloumn, for obtaining the maximum absorption efficiency

A. liquid stream should be distributed uniformly.
B. gas stream should be distributed uniformly.
C. both gas as well as liquid streams should be distributed uniformly.
D. by passing should be completely avoided.
Answer» D. by passing should be completely avoided.
836.

In distillation columns, the number of bubble caps per tray primarily depends upon the

A. allowable liquid velocity.
B. allowable gas velocity.
C. allowable gas and liquid velocities.
D. feed composition.
Answer» D. feed composition.
837.

Perforated plate towers are unique for solvent extraction because, they provide

A. higher contact area.
B. better contact of the phase.
C. repeated coalescence & redispersion of the drop phase.
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
838.

Fenske equation determines the

A. maximum number of ideal plates.
B. height of the distillation column.
C. minimum number of theoretical plates.
D. optimum reflux ratio.
Answer» D. optimum reflux ratio.
839.

The McCabe Δ L law states that the

A. molar heats of vaporisation of components are nearly equal.
B. linear crystal growth rate depends on the degree of supersaturation.
C. linear crystal growth rate does not depend on the crystal size.
D. linear crystal growth rate depends on the crystal size.
Answer» D. linear crystal growth rate depends on the crystal size.
840.

As the reflux ratio in a distillation coloumn is increased from the minimum, the

A. slope of the operating line in stripping section decreases.
B. number of plates decreases very slowly first and then more and more rapidly.
C. total cost first decreases and then increases.
D. liquid flow increases while the vapor flow decreases for a system.
Answer» D. liquid flow increases while the vapor flow decreases for a system.
841.

Which of the following parameters remains constant during chemical dehumidifica-tion?

A. Dry bulb temperature
B. Partial pressure of vapour
C. Wet bulb temperature
D. None of these
Answer» B. Partial pressure of vapour
842.

Steam distillation is used for separation of high boiling

A. substances from non-volatile impurities.
B. volatile impurity from still higher boiling substances.
C. both (a) and (b).
D. neither (a) nor (b).
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b).
843.

Boiling point diagram is

A. not affected by pressure.
B. affected by pressure.
C. a plot of temperature vs. liquid composition.
D. a plot of temperature vs. vapour composition.
Answer» C. a plot of temperature vs. liquid composition.
844.

Total reflux in a distillation operation requires minimum

A. reboiler load
B. number of plates
C. condenser load
D. all (a), (b) and (c)
Answer» C. condenser load
845.

The mass diffusivity, the thermal diffusivity and the eddy momentum diffusivity are same for, NPr = NSc = __________

A. 1
B. 0.5
C. 10
D. 0
Answer» B. 0.5
846.

Which of the following is a suitable absorbent for removal of H2S from natural gas ?

A. Vetrocoke solution
B. Monoethanol amine (MEA)
C. Dilute
D. Hot water
Answer» C. Dilute
847.

When both the fluids flow concurrently in an absorber, the slope of the operating line is

A. #NAME?
B. #NAME?
C. 1
D. -1
Answer» B. #NAME?
848.

Unsaturated air (with dry and wet bulb temperatures being 35 and 25°C respectively) is passed through water spray chamber maintained at 35°C. The air will be

A. cooled
B. humidified
C. both (a) & (b)
D. dehumidified
Answer» C. both (a) & (b)
849.

__________ is used as an 'entrainer' for the separation of acetic acid-water mixture by distillation.

A. Furfural
B. Benzol
C. Butyl acetate
D. Hexane
Answer» D. Hexane
850.

Relative humidity is the ratio of the

A. partial pressure of the vapour to the vapour pressure of the liquid at room temperature.
B. partial pressure of the vapour to the vapour pressure of the liquid at gas temperature.
C. actual humidity to saturation humidity.
D. none of these
Answer» C. actual humidity to saturation humidity.